Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
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As a fire blazes brightly when the covering of ash over it is scattered by the wind, the divine fire within the body shines in all its majesty when the ashes of desire are scattered by the practice of pranayama.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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If we become aware of its limitations and compulsions, we can transcend them.
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When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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Be inspired but not proud.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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One has to see oneself through one's actions, works, and mind. Knowing the Self by the self is not as easy as writing that line. A yogi sees things in every movement he makes, maybe when practicing, maybe when teaching, or maybe when talking to people. You should have courage in your convictions and pursue what is dear to you all these years.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Life without tapas, is like a heart without love.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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Where there is yoga,
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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You must be as joyful when you fail again and again as you are joyful when you succeed. It is often when you fail that you move toward the goal without being aware of it. You must feel joy even when you have not fully succeeded but only moved toward achievement of your goal.
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Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.